Lovedale railway station

Lovedale railway station is a railway station serving Lovedale, a town located south of Udhagamandalam (Ooty), in the Nilgiris district of Tamil Nadu. A notable tourist attraction, it is one of the stations of the Nilgiri Mountain Railway, built in 1908, and is a UNESCO declared World Heritage Site. It is one of the halts for the historic Ooty passenger. It is maintained and administered by the Southern Railway zone and comes under the Salem railway division. The station code is: LOV.[1]

Lovedale
Light rail
LocationIndia
Coordinates11.3829°N 76.7047°E / 11.3829; 76.7047
Elevation2,211 metres (7,254 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated bySouthern Railway zone
Line(s)Nilgiri Mountain Railway
Platforms2
ConnectionsBus
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesYes
Other information
Station codeLOV
Fare zoneIndian Railways
History
Opened1908 (1908)
Location
Lovedale
Location within India
Lovedale
Lovedale (Tamil Nadu)

Trains

No. Train No: Origin Destination Train Name
1. 56136/56137 Mettupalayam Udhagamandalam Passenger
2. 56140/56141 Udhagamandalam Coonoor Passenger
3. 56142/56143 Udhagamandalam Coonoor Passenger
4. 56138/56139 Coonoor Udhagamandalam Passenger

Notes

  1. "Indiarailinfo - LOV". Indiarailinfo. Retrieved 8 September 2014.


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